Citgo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps hummed softly in the parking lot, a strange voice would occasionally crackle over Citgo’s intercom: ‘Fill her up with luck tonight.’ No one knew whose voice it was or why it only appeared after midnight. One day, an elderly lady pulled up and asked the voice, ‘Excuse me, but how much is a gallon of good fortune today?’ The voice replied cheerfully, ‘It’s on sale for just five dollars!’ As she drove off laughing, everyone around realized that maybe filling up with luck wasn’t such a bad deal after all.

2. Late one afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Citgo station with a smile on his face. As he reached for his credit card, he noticed something odd—an old man, wearing a long coat and fedora, seemed to appear out of thin air, standing right next to him. The old man nodded slightly, then vanished as quickly as he'd appeared. The delivery driver looked around, rubbed his eyes, and paid for his gas without another thought. Later that night, over coffee with a neighbor, he mentioned the strange encounter. 'Oh,' said the neighbor, smiling, 'that's just Uncle Pete. He hangs around there sometimes.'

3. Late one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Citgo station and noticed something odd—every time he filled his truck, the gas pump seemed to whisper his wife’s name. Finally curious, he asked his wife if she’d been near the station recently. She laughed and said, ‘Only when I drove past to wave at our neighbor!’ Turns out, every time someone mentioned her name, it was just the wind rustling through the sign above him.

4. Late one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Citgo station and noticed an old man standing by the pump. ‘Hey,’ said the driver, ‘you’re pumping gas into thin air!’ The old man turned around with a twinkle in his eye and replied, ‘Just filling up my invisible car.’ The delivery driver laughed and shook his head. 'You must be one of those guys who parks in handicapped spots,' he teased. The old man smiled broadly and replied, 'Nope, I just fill up here when my battery's low.' They both shared a hearty laugh as the sun began to rise over the pumps.